Oh, Manchester, So Much To Answer For

This is a superb performance, apparently the first one Daryl did live as a solo artist: his voice is as creamy as ever, but with a touch of gospel-y grit (most noticeable at the song's end, when he really starts testifying), his impressive mane was never more lion-like, and G.E. Smith delivers some tastefully blistering guitar work. I especially love his solo, the definition of economy. The song is probably my favorite from Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine, a classic Dave Stewart overproduction (read that both ways) which definitely deserves, and needs, a good remastering job. (Thanks, as ever, to Soto for directing me to this clip.)